siogairlín

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

siogairlín m (genitive singular siogairlín, nominative plural siogairlíní)

1. hanging ornament, pendant

   Synonym: siogairlín muiníl

2. (botany, in the plural) pendulous flowers (as of fuchsia)

Declension

Declension of siogairlín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative siogairlín siogairlíní vocative a shiogairlín a shiogairlíní genitive siogairlín siogairlíní dative siogairlín siogairlíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an siogairlín na siogairlíní genitive an tsiogairlín na siogairlíní dative leis an siogairlín don siogairlín leis na siogairlíní

Derived terms

• siogairlín cluaise (“ear-drop, ear-pendant”)
• siogairlín eochrach (“key fob”)
• siogairlíneach (“ornamented with pendants; pendent, tasselled”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of siogairlín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
siogairlín	shiogairlín after an, tsiogairlín	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siogairlín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “siogairlín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “siogairlín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024